Spoiler : Dick Powell as Richard diamond private detective is always salve for my soul. From "The Martin Hyer Case" July 23, 1949: "He hit me with the butt of his gun and I went down like the price of wheat in July. As I picked myself up, I watched him run through the back door. I got my gun out and stumbled over to the window and looked out just as the car started up. I spotted Leon with a gun in his hand. He looked mean enough to start shooting with it. He did. He started running up the alley then. I suppose I could have said something like 'stop or I'll shoot,' but I was too tired. I just rested my arm on the window and let him have it."

Spoiler : Dick Powell as Richard diamond private detective is always salve for my soul. From "The Martin Hyer Case" July 23, 1949: "He hit me with the butt of his gun and I went down like the price of wheat in July. As I picked myself up, I watched him run through the back door. I got my gun out and stumbled over to the window and looked out just as the car started up. I spotted Leon with a gun in his hand. He looked mean enough to start shooting with it. He did. He started running up the alley then. I suppose I could have said something like 'stop or I'll shoot,' but I was too tired. I just rested my arm on the window and let him have it."